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First Aid
First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a lay person to a sick or injured casualty until definitive medical treatment can be accessed.
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How do you save yourself from choking?
THERES MORE THAN FIVE WAYS
- Don't drink too much alcohol before eating. It may dull your senses, and you might not chew food properly or might try to swallow too large a portion of food.
- Take small bites. Cut meat into small pieces. Chew your food thoroughly.
- Do not give popcorn, nuts, or hard candy to children younger than 4, and supervise older children when they eat these foods. Cut hot dogs and grapes lengthwise.
- Do not give young children small objects that may cause choking, such as marbles or jacks.
- Look for age guidelines when selecting toys for children.
- Do not let your child play with a toy if he or she is younger than the recommended age for the toy.
- The safest toys for small children are at least 1.25 in. (3 cm) around or 2.25 in. (6 cm) in length.
- Keep balloons and plastic bags away from any child who may put them in his or her mouth.
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What is the key term aid mean?
Foreign Aid is when, after a disaster etc.., a foreign country gets involved in humanitarian issues to help the foreign country (ex. The United States helping Haiti after the earthquake.)
Why first aid is important in survival skills?
first aid can be save lives. if you know how to treat the ingory properly you can make the diferince between life and death.
How do you strap a broken toe?
You dont strap a broken toe. You leave it. This is because it is hard to strap to another toe
How do you know if you have a sprain ankle?
Typical signs of a sprained ankle: Swelling, tenderness, difficulty putting pressure/ walking on it, difficulty moving it, pain, and bruising.
Following R.I.C.E.: R = Rest (stay off it) I = Ice (for about 20-30 min typically to reduce swelling) C = compression (ace bandage, wrap, dressing) E = Elevate (elevate it above heart level for 48 hours - raise it up and put pillows or something to keep it up)
Take medicine to reduce swelling (ibuprofen for example).
See your doctor because it can be a very serious injury (broken or fractured ankle/foot bone can have similar symptoms to a sprained ankle). You may need a X-Ray or MRI depending on severity of injury.
The brachial pulse can be palpated on the inside of the upper arm between the elbow and the shoulder
What are risk factors of Smallpox?
Small Pox is an infectious disease, so you'd think there would be a high risk, but, a vaccination for Small Pox was created and now Small Pox has been almost 100% eradicated except for a few chemical labs that dot the world.
When you start to treat a cut, the first thing before you apply treatment on the affected area is to get the wound clean. One of the best and widely used ways to heal the cuts is to use garlic and turmeric in order to stop the infection and bleeding. You could use of these natural home remedies on the wound and apply bandage.
What should we don't do First Aid for fainting?
In emergency first aid you are not allowed to go outside your line of practice, or to provide any assistance against the expressed wishes of a patient who is able to give or withhold informed consent.
How do you treat a burn from tea on legs?
You should treat this burn like any other burn.
- Straight after injury place burnt area under cool water.
- If possible, use a burn gel.
- Regardless if you have used or do not have burn gel, you should then place cling film over the burn.
- Seek further medical attention if necessary.
How do you heal forehead cuts?
For minor injuries, a bit of water should do the trick. If the injury is slightly more serious, you may need to consider seeing your doctor or someone who can treat it to ensure you have no serious injuries to the head. It is also important to stem the blood flow if necessary.
Why is it important to have Bandage in a First aid kit?
This is important for 2 main reasons:
1.) To stop blood loss.
2.) To prevent infection.
Another reason is that the wound/cut can be covered up and therefore it looks neater.
Can you walk with a broken metatarsal bone?
Depending on how large the fracture is, yes. I had a tiny fracture on the crest of my left hip and I've been able to walk fine. No pain when walking, but any pressure on the area made it feel sore like a big bruise.
How you should treat a burn from a hotplate?
This sounds like a first degree burn...keep it moist with non-oily creams. If it gets puffy, or hot to the touch, visit your doctor. BTW, we've all done it!
THIS IS NOT AN ANSWER....BUT IS BACKGROUND TO MY QUESTIONA couple of days ago, I burned my forearm pulling cookies out from the oven...I was wearing mitts, but I reached in to far. The burn in about 1 in long and 1/2in wide. It does hurt it you touch it or the area around it. the sides have been fading to a normal skin color. In the middle of the burn, the skin peeled off while I was swimming in our pool. It is a pinkish/reddish color. no blisters so far.
They wear gloves to keep the area sterile. This means free from germs. First they scrub up, all the way to the forearm. This ensures no germs will be there in the operation.
When they opertate they want to make sure nothing gets into the wound or whatever they might be working on. If it does, th person could get sick, get septic, or worse. That is why they wear gloves. Its basically the same with masks too.
What is the use of soap in first aid box?
I would assume it is because you should use it to wash your hands before and after treating a wound, and in most cases, the soap can be used to wash the cut before it is treated/bandaged. Of course, sometimes you just have to rinse it and wash with hydrogen peroxide, but having soap can come in handy.
Blisters deep redness around the burn and shiny skin are symptoms of what type of burns?
it has an alergic reaction untreded the person with the rash will die whithin a month
When do you insert an oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway?
In a pre-hospital emergency situation, someone who will most likely require the insertion on an OPA (oralpharyngeal airway) will be a patient who is unable to keep their airway open themselfs, don't have a gag reflex, and don't have any maxiofacial damage. The whole prodecure is quite short and simple. First, establish the patients gag reflex. This can be accomplished brushing the eyelashes since they operate on the same nerve. If the patient "flinches" the a gag reflex is present, if not then one may continue with the OPA. The OPA is inserted "backwards" then turned 180 degrees, forcing the touge out of the airway and ending the with flange resting on the teeth. Typically the patient is then assisted with respirations via a bag valve mask.
What is first aid for hypothermia?
Hypothermia Treatment
If possible, take the victims temperature. If temperature is below 95 degrees, get medical help immediately.
Move the victim to a warm room or shelter as soon as possible.
Remove any wet clothing from the victim.
Wrap the victims in blankets, coats or towels wrapping the center of the body first then the head, neck and groin.
If necessary, gently hug the victim so your body heat will help to warm them.
To increase the body temperature, if possible, have the victim drink warm non-alcoholic beverages.
If the victim is unconscious and not breathing, administer CPR. Continue with the warming process (hypothermia patients sometimes appear to be dead, but administering CPR can be very successful.
What Not to Do in Hypothermia Treatment:
Do not use a warm bath on an elderly patient, this may cause the cold blood to reach the heart and brain too suddenly and cause a stroke or heart attack.
Do not give the victim alcoholic beverages to drink.
Do not aggressively rub or massage the victim in extreme cases of hypothermia because there may be a risk of a heart attack (be gentle, it is very important).
A good guide to use for hypothermia is by how much the victim is shivering. If the victim can stop shivering on their own, then the hypothermia is mild. But if the victim can not stop shivering, then the hypothermia is moderate to severe.
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Who should not be put into the recovery position and why?
Conscious patients do not require to be put in the recovery position but they do still need to be treated for shock so keep them sitting and warm until help arrives.
What is the first step you should take after a needlestick?
My step brother kneeled down on a needle once, It was a big needle that went about 2 inches into his knee. I think that if you get a needle in your skin and its not deep then just pull it out yourself. If its deep and you think you need medical attention then go straight to the local emergency room or contact your doctor immediately!
What are the basic first aid procedure during emergency?
Check for breathing, stop the bleeding, protect the wound, and treat for shock.... ala Marine Corps...
It depends on the size and location of the wound. If you nicked yourself shaving, you will probably only need to clean it. If it won't stop bleeding apply pressure. Just use water to clean the wound. If you have a serious cut you need to immediately apply pressure, clean, bandage and/or if it is bad enough, go to the hospital or call an ambulance. If it is severing a artery or vein, is close or penetrating a vital organ, or won't stop bleeding call an ambulance immediately and apply first aid as needed. If you have a minor cut just apply pressure to stop bleeding, clean, and bandage. Just make sure to periodically air the wound out. I recommend you take first aid classes for in depth training.
